Metals and alloys


  • Copper’s crossroads: tech, scarcity, and the energy transition

    Copper prices are testing record highs as the world races to electrify. The metal that underpins renewable power, grids, and electric vehicles is also the one in shortest supply — exposing a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the energy transition.


  • Government moves in on Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants

    The government has stepped in to take control of Liberty Steel’s speciality steel operations in South Yorkshire after the High Court ruled the business insolvent. Around 1,450 jobs at Rotherham and Stocksbridge have been placed under the oversight of the Official Receiver and restructuring firm Teneo, who have been appointed to manage the sites and…